The sun slowly drifted below the hills as darkness began draping the streets. A sense of calm that had surrounded their worlds recently was fading, faster than they could see.
A new chapter was forming as they planned for their dreams. From babies to careers, there was nothing that suddenly seemed out of reach.
But they didn’t know what was to come. The pain. The destruction.
In the wake of the drama, they thought it was all behind them. A fleeting moment that could be left forever in the past. They turned their heads and carried on, certain nothing could take away the happiness they finally had. In blissful ignorance, they blinded themselves to the fates that awaited them.
The end wasn’t near anymore. It was just about here.
5…4…3…2…1
